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Assignment: First, complete the following questions in sentence form with quotes or direct references to back up your thinking.

1. Based on the short flashback of the "Woman," how would you describe Willy's relationship with her? Why do you think Miller inserted this brief scene in the middle of Willy's conversation with Linda?
2. How would you describe Willy and Charley's relationship? Why does Willy treat him the way he does? How does Willy feel about Biff?
3. How does Ben make Willy feel about himself? What qualities in Ben does Willy want for himself? For his sons?
4. Biff tells Linda to "stop making excuses" for Willy. How does she defend Willy? Is she really making excuses for him in your opinion? Explain.
5. Why is Willy so confident that Happy and Biff's business plan will work? Why does Willy himself need their plan to work?

Select one of the following questions. Answer that question by making a paragraph-length argument. Open your argument by making a claim that contains your answer to the question. Then substantiate your claim by presenting textual evidence in the form of at least two quotations. Each quotation should be followed by at least two sentences of analysis.

1. What do you learn about Willy from the first stage direction?

2. What instances of stealing are in the play? Why do Biff and Happy steal? Where did they learn about stealing? How is stealing related to salesmanship?

3. In Act 1, Willy claims "I never in my life told him [Biff] anything but decent things." Is this assertion true? What does it show you about Willy?